"I'll just be your dad, right?"
Just as the words fell, Lucius felt the surrounding temperature instantly chill.
Then he saw Kallen's expression darken.
She pressed both hands on the table, making the wooden table emit ear-piercing cracking sounds.
"Lucius... I've decided, I'm going to beat you up right now!"
Facing Kallen who was about to pounce, Lucius hurriedly said: "Stop! I'm suffering in his place!"
"Respect my intelligence!" Kallen ground her teeth in anger. "You just purely want to take advantage of me!"
Watching her puffed-up appearance, Lucius sighed:
"See, sometimes it's not that I don't tell the truth, but that no one believes the truth even when told!"
"To complete our script, Francis needs to be captured by those old bastards. You know their methods. Falling into their hands, your father will definitely suffer endlessly!"
"Is... is that so?" Kallen's tone involuntarily dropped significantly.
"Of course!" Lucius continued pressing: "Maybe to coerce and control you, they'll even do incomprehensible things like Ji Tou Si to him!"
"Ji... Ji Tou Si?"
"Finding four extremely perverted big sisters to defile him physically and mentally, hoping to achieve mental control over him to influence you."
Kallen imagined in some cave undetectable by instruments, her father being defiled by four extreme big sisters...
"Ew...!!!" She shivered hard.
At this moment, Lucius sighed: "The script is arranged by me. Naturally I must be responsible for my actors. How could I ruin your father's life? I'm being your dad to prevent him from suffering!"
The anger on Kallen's face finally dispersed, even showing some shame.
Because she thought in her past life, she'd always sacrificed the few for the many. But with Lucius, even to save the world, he never sacrificed her father.
Even if truly needing to sacrifice, he chose to bear it for her father.
And after he'd paid so much, she actually wanted to beat him up over some personal grudge.
I truly deserve to die!
"S-sorry, Lucius. I wronged you." Kallen shamefully lowered her head, face reddening. "I actually wanted to beat you up. I was really too unreasonable..."
But lowering her head in shame, Kallen didn't see Lucius forcibly suppressing the smile at the corner of his mouth.
"It's fine. We're companions saving the world together. This bit of hardship is nothing!"
Lucius didn't continue teasing Kallen but said: "Let's start advancing the plan!"
Shame and self-reproach flooded Kallen's brain, completely crushing her already limited intelligence. At this moment, her brain was empty. She subconsciously said: "Lucius, I'll listen to you. Just tell me what to do directly."
Very good. I just like foolish roe deer teammates.
Lucius smiled inwardly, saying: "First, you need to familiarize yourself with a little companion."
"Uh... what little companion?"
"The one who'll fight fake matches with you later."
Kallen froze, then reacted, asking: "You mean that Judgment-class Honkai Beast?"
"Right." Lucius smiled in reply: "That's a Judgment-class Honkai Beast named Benares. Don't worry, it's quite obedient. You should like it."
"The Second Herrscher's companion Honkai Beast?"
Kallen was surprised momentarily but then felt relieved. After all, the Second Herrscher was already revived. Her Judgment-class Honkai Beast wasn't that surprising anymore.
Then Lucius said: "Second, after you're familiar with it, find a stage to perform a holy manifestation... eh?"
Kallen saw Lucius's expression suddenly become strange.
"What's wrong, Lucius?"
"A small accident happened, but it perfectly solved the stage problem."
"Soon, your 'fans' are preparing a religious procession around Munich. Your chance for holy manifestation has arrived."
...
While Lucius arranged Kallen's upcoming schedule, a small incident occurred in Nicholas's residence next door.
Nicholas, originally working in the family head's office, suddenly felt drowsiness surge. He dozed off and collapsed in his chair, falling asleep.
In his dream, he dreamed of that existence who'd influenced his entire life's fate.
He couldn't remember that existence's appearance. Only knew His form was extremely magnificent, seeming to occupy the entire sky. Peacock feathers drifted down from the sky.
On the earth below was destruction in progress. Unclear-faced people fled in terror toward the distance. But after being touched by the falling peacock feathers, they all turned to ash.
Across the earth, scenes of devastation everywhere.
At the dream's end, he saw a feather fall on his forehead. As if some voice rang beside his ear, yet also seemed blocked by something, unable to hear clearly.
Soon, the dream scene dispersed. Nicholas awoke.
After waking, after initial confusion, his face showed joy impossible to suppress.
What made him joyful wasn't that existence's inaudible voice in the dream, but the bloodthirsty scene of devastation he'd seen in the dream.
Recalling that scene, he actually felt... his dead Second Brother showed faint signs of rising!
Nicholas's face showed undisguised wild joy. Even his voice trembled extremely, like a drowning person grasping the only straw.
"I felt it. At that moment my brother showed signs of revival. That's right... it must want to savor that bloodthirsty scene!"
After his brother fell silent from death's shock, Nicholas felt his life gradually lose meaning. Even his long life began becoming tedious.
During this period, he sent messages to his children seeking medicine in Shenzhou almost every few tens of minutes, inquiring about medicine acquisition progress, hoping to save his brother through medicine.
But now, he seemed to see another chance to awaken his brother.
The dormant brain began turning. Under worldly wisdom's effect, even mental suggestions seemed to tremble.
Soon, Nicholas's worldly wisdom gave him feedback.
"Oh... Second Brother, I've thought of a way to revive you. Wait. I'll soon make you rise!"
After setting the strategy, Nicholas summoned a United Government high-level meeting with action unprecedented in this life.
At the meeting, high-level officials first watched a video.
On screen was an existence in sealed armor—judging from body shape, a young girl.
She currently stood on ice-snow-covered earth. Below her was a massive Honkai Beast.
That Honkai Beast had red-blue intertwined patterns. A pair of giant arms like heavy hammers—each strike could shake the earth.
This was an Emperor-class Honkai Beast.
Normally, even multiple anti-Honkai squads cooperating might not kill it.
But such a terrifying Honkai Beast appeared fragile as a toy to that girl standing in the sky.
She just lightly waved her hand, slashing a golden spatial rift. One strike split this Honkai Beast in two.
Even after being split in two, this Honkai Beast became one red and one blue Honkai Beast. But victory was already decided.
That armored girl standing in the sky possessed crushing power!
Seeing this, United Government high-level officials laughed one after another.
"That Mobius woman, although mentally somewhat abnormal, her ability is truly undeniable. She actually did it."
"Sealed in that armor is the revived Herrscher of the Void. According to Mobius, that armor is key to controlling the Herrscher. To prevent Herrscher loss of control, we temporarily can't disassemble and analyze."
"Can only continue pressuring her, forcing her to hand over the control device manufacturing method."
"But regardless, from now we also have Herrscher-level combat power."
Seeing everyone's joy, Nicholas's mouth showed cold laughter.
However, he quickly restrained the cold laughter, replacing it with a formulaic standard smile.
He knocked the table, attracting everyone's gaze.
"Everyone, being able to control a Herrscher-level weapon is indeed cause for celebration. But know we still have many threats waiting to be solved."
Then he snapped his fingers. Videos slid before everyone.
Some videos showed Kallen wielding the magnificent cross beating Higokumaru. Some showed crowds gathering at Francis's residence holding Bibles and crosses. Some showed heated online debates about Holy Son and Messiah...
Without exception, all related to Kallen.
"The existence who fought that suspected Herrscher life form in Austria's sky was Francis's daughter. Now her reputation across Europa grows daily. Many view her as the savior proclaimed in scripture."
"I think we can't leave her unmanaged anymore. Otherwise, she'll probably be another rebel like Elysia!"
"Then Nicholas, what response do you think we should take? Recruit, or directly capture?"
Nicholas looked at the questioner, asking: "Based on her possessed power, can our Second Herrscher capture her?"
"Still uncertain whether what she displayed before was her limit. For safety, needs continued assessment."
Nicholas said: "In that case, still temporarily focus on appeasement."
"That's it?"
"Of course not. Although temporarily can't capture, we also can't let her grab reputation. After all, she possesses extremely strong power. Reputation can very easily convert to authority."
"Power positions are one radish one hole. Letting her occupy some means we have less."
Nicholas's words gained most people's agreement. They also didn't want an uncontrolled factor appearing, much less this factor competing with them for power and profit.
At this time, someone else said: "We must weaken her living god reputation. Best to destroy it. Since we temporarily can't act against her personally, can we act against those masses bewitched by her..."
Before finishing, he was interrupted.
"No good. Too many people. Suppression will cause great turmoil. Even blocking information will raise huge public opinion pressure."
"Then what do you say? Continue leaving her?"
Watching everyone argue, Nicholas knew it was time to act.
Thus he said: "Fighting and killing indeed has bad influence. Gentlemen, I have a plan."
After everyone's gaze turned over, Nicholas smiled: "Since those fools must have a god in their hearts, why can't this god be our person?"
"Oh, you mean?"
Nicholas slowly spoke a name.
"Herrscher of the Void."
Everyone's eyes brightened.
"Right, we can also push out a 'god' belonging to ourselves!"
Moreover, they thought of more. The benefits a controlled 'god' could bring were too many.
Seeing them tempted, Nicholas continued: "Godmaking is just farming reputation. I have a simple method. How about releasing Honkai Beasts, then having Herrscher of the Void rescue? This way her reputation can quickly exceed Francis's daughter."
"Nicholas, you seem a bit extreme. This will kill many people."
These people were all their property. Although could be used for profit exchange, couldn't waste like this!
But Nicholas laughed. He said: "Releasing Honkai Beasts will indeed cause huge casualties. But the more people die, the more people fear. The gratitude harvested after being saved will be stronger!"
"Saying it like this, I'm interested. Nicholas, what will you do?"
"We'll personally organize a religious procession for Francis's daughter. Messiah... heh!"
"I'll invite those religiously brainwashed people to participate. After gathering enough people, release Honkai Beasts into the crowd. All deaths can be blamed on 'Messiah.'"
"At this time, we send out Herrscher of the Void to suppress the Honkai Beasts. Their faith in so-called Messiah will transform into reverence for the god image we push."
"Not only can we strike Francis's daughter's reputation, but also strengthen our authority."
Hearing Nicholas's plan, quite a few nodded. "Not bad. A feasible method."
This was a lie. They also saw Nicholas seemed quite obsessed with this matter.
In that case, might as well let him take the lead, testing Kallen's quality.
If failed, Nicholas himself would bear it. If succeeded... then could discuss how to act against the so-called 'Messiah.'
After all, they were all full of greed and desire for Francis's daughter's terrifying power.
Nicholas similarly knew he was obsessed. But he didn't care. His eyes flashed with bloodthirsty light. His heart burned with fighting spirit.
This was all to make his brother rise again!
"The Honkai Beast just captured by Herrscher of the Void, I need to use it. Throwing it into the crowd will definitely cause rivers of blood... I mean will definitely cause panic."
Hearing his request, everyone didn't object.
"An Emperor-class Honkai Beast... this is the most powerful individual below Judgment-class. Also currently the strongest capturable individual."
"With such a powerful Honkai Beast in hand, will definitely make the scene flow with rivers of blood!"
Nicholas calculated inwardly. Just thinking of the possible rivers of blood, he felt his brother showing signs of revival.
He finally couldn't suppress his smile anymore, covering his mouth to conceal his madly pulling mouth corners.
That's right. His path wasn't wrong. Using bloodthirsty impulses could awaken his dead brother!
Gua! Second Brother, just wait. I'll make you rise again right now!
...
Soon, some time passed.
Information about Messiah spread wider and wider. Some scoffed. But some believed deeply.
But based on humanity's huge numbers, even just a small portion could be a mountain of people and sea of faces.
However, for the person involved Kallen, the impact wasn't great. Because she'd long run from the manor to feed Baby Dragon.
At this moment, on Munich's streets, two white-haired people stood at the street corner, causing surrounding people to frequently turn their heads.
The man had white hair and blue eyes, wearing a checkered shirt and shorts, face also wearing star sunglasses, both arms carrying bags large and small.
The woman had white hair and blue-green eyes, wearing a white long dress, one hand pressing the sun hat on her head.
Looking at familiar street scenery, Cecilia said with some emotion to the man beside her: "Thought taking a vacation wouldn't take much time. Didn't expect it's been nearly two years going around in circles."
Hearing her words, Siegfried also sighed, saying somewhat speechlessly:
"Yeah! Skiing mountains, crossing grasslands, jungle survival, desert adventure, ocean drifting... unknowingly circled the globe. I remember we clearly just wanted to take a weekend beach vacation. How did it become like this?"
Hearing his words, Cecilia suddenly blushed. Because she suddenly remembered everything started from her falling into sharks causing both to be pulled into the deep sea...
Lightly coughing several times, Cecilia guiltily changed the topic.
"Don't know how our good son is doing. Two years passed. Wonder if he's grown taller..."
Hearing Cecilia's words, Siegfried rolled his eyes.
"Wife, that kid's vitality is stronger than mine. Worrying about him is better than worrying about me... hiss!"
Cecilia smiled while pinching Siegfried's ear, saying with a gentle smile: "Siegfried, this isn't what a father should say~"
"Ow... it hurts!"
Cecilia rubbed his ear, smiling:
"Alright, stop showing off. Let's go home first."
"Mm... after handling accumulated school work, I'll go to the Far East to see him... hope I haven't been fired by the school yet."
"Don't worry, wife. The school would close down before you'd be fired... after I handle company matters, let's go see him together."
"Don't know if that kid has become a great man standing tall like his old man..."
Just as the two were carrying things home, they were blocked by rushing crowds.
"Eh... why is Munich holding such a grand religious procession?" Siegfried was somewhat strange. Turning back, he saw Cecilia staring blankly at the sky.
Siegfried put luggage on the ground, extending his hand to wave before her.
"Dear, what are you looking at?"
Cecilia said somewhat confused: "Siegfried, I think I saw a dragon?"
Siegfried smiled: "Wife, you're joking too!"
He knew this world truly had some strange things. But how could unscientific things like dragons exist?
Hearing this, Cecilia also felt puzzled. She shook her head: "Should be I saw wrong..."
But the two didn't know if they could raise their gaze upward, penetrating thick cloud layers, they could see something different.
At this moment, an aircraft bearing a moth insignia swept past from tens of thousands of meters altitude.
In its cabin, one red and one blue Honkai Beasts remained motionless under restraint devices.
These were captured by Herrscher of the Void previously, named Assaka Emperor-class Honkai Beasts.
In the cockpit, the pilot gripped the control stick, flying toward the commanded location.
Suddenly, he felt a blue light flash past.
The pilot looked around through the glass with alarm. But nothing surrounded. Radar showed no abnormalities either.
In that fleeting glimpse, he seemed to see a giant dragon sweep past before him.
"Strange, an illusion?"
After checking and finding everything normal, he breathed relief.
"Right, at this altitude and speed, how could anything fly past before me?"
"Seems can't work overtime anymore. After the mission ends, need to request long leave."
...
Below, on Munich's streets.
Nicholas stood on a somewhat aged high tower. One hand held a wine glass filled with crimson liquid. His gaze withdrew from those two white-haired people on the ground, looking toward the distant procession.
They held Bibles and crosses, mouths chanting prayers in unison, flowing with the crowd through streets.
Nicholas raised his wine glass. In the crimson wine's surface reflection, the bloodthirst on his face was undisguised.
"Have my prepared little darlings arrived?" Nicholas asked into the combat channel.
"Commander, transport aircraft has arrived at designated position. Can release anytime."
Hearing this, Nicholas shook his wine glass several times. The wine inside surged like roiling blood, making his blood vessels throb.
"On my command, release these two little darlings!"
After Nicholas issued the command, soon two red and blue light spheres appeared from nothing in the sky, flashing bright light while rapidly falling toward earth.
Nicholas naturally saw these two meteors. Also saw them continuously approaching earth.
Thinking of the destruction this Emperor-class Honkai Beast could cause when meteors crashed into the crowd, he seemed to smell the bloody scent about to waft from the crowd. So much so that his mouth corners pulled to exaggerated angles. His eyes flashed with undisguised bloodthirsty light.
"Right, just like this. This is what I want to see."
"Second Brother, you're excited too, right?!"
Those two meteors grew closer and closer. Could even see the two Honkai Beasts wrapped in light.
Nicholas's face showed increasingly crazed smile. He smashed the wine glass in his hand, tightly gripping both hands and roaring:
"Gua! Second Brother, you rise!"
"Boom!!!"
A huge sound came. But not the noise of those two Honkai Beasts hitting ground.
Because just as Assaka was about to crash to earth, a more terrifying form, faster figure swept past beside those two meteors.
That was a giant dragon. A blue-white giant dragon.
When sweeping past Assaka, it extended huge dragon claws, ignoring the two Honkai Beasts' frantic struggles, grabbing one with each claw.
As if not grabbing two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts but grabbing two small cakes.
Then, like eating small cakes, its figure swept across the sky while stuffing the two Emperor-class Honkai Beasts into its mouth.
Simultaneously, chilling chewing sounds echoed across the sky.
Nicholas's fierce smile abruptly stopped.
Moments later, his legs went soft. With a thud, he knelt on the ground.
A miserable voice echoed out.
"—Nooo!!!"
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